A FAIRLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST FRIDAY NIGHT THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON SATURDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET…LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…AND SNOW ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER WILL INCREASE GREATLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WITH 3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

YOU ARE URGED TO MONITOR FORECASTS CLOSELY! WINTER STORM WATCHES OR WINTER STORM WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR MOST…IF NOT ALL… AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.